Cayuga too much for Spurger to overcome

JOHNNIE WALTERS

Published 12:00 am, Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Spurger's Chase McGallion drives up court against a Cayuga defender during their semifinal matchup at the UIL Boys Basketball State Tournament in the Frank Erwin Center at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Thursday, March 11, 2010.
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Spurger's Chase McGallion drives up court against a Cayuga defender during their semifinal matchup at the UIL Boys Basketball State Tournament in the Frank Erwin Center at the University of Texas, Austin, ... more

Cayuga too much for Spurger to overcome

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Spurger forward Daniel Blakenship grabbed a steal as the final seconds ran off the clock. Teammate Christian Norsworthy even had two defensive rebounds which set up the last two shot attempts. Although the Pirates trailed by more than 40 points by then, those few moments were a testament of the fight they displayed the entire game.

"It's not every day that you play in the state tournament," said Blakenship, who led the Pirates with 23 points, six rebounds, four steals and two assists. "We made sure we played until the very end. We knew Cayuga was ranked No. 1 in the state, but we didn't focus on that. All we wanted to do was win the game."

Cayuga outscored Spurger 44-25 in the second half to win 82-48 and clinch a place in the Class A, Division I state championship game. Cayuga (22-2) plays Bronte at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Cayuga, which already has won the state football title this season, looks to make history in Class A as the only school to win titles in both sports in the same season.